Vehicle-wheel tire.



G. W. LILLEY.

VEHICLE WHEEL TIRE. APPLIOATIOK FILE? JULY 13, 1908. 925,71 1 PatantedJune 22, 1909.

m w \v I m 3. M% l 3 H -1 mm 1 m UNITED STATES PATEN T OFFICE.

GEORGE W; LILLEY, OF PONTIAC, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JOHNWATOI-IPOOKET, OF PONTIAC, MICHIGAN.

VEHICLE-WHEEL TIRE.

Patented June 22, 1909.

Serial N0. 443,264.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. LILLEY, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Pontiac, in the county ofOakland, State of Michigan, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Vehicle-Wheel Tires; and I do declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to thefigures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

This invention relates to tires for vehicle wheels, and consists in theconstruction and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully set forthand pointed out particularly in the claims.

The object of the invention is to provide simple and eflicient meanswhereby the use of a channeled tire is made possible, the arrangementbeing such as to enable said tire to be readily attached to or removedfrom the folly, obviating the use of the tire bolts commonly employedfor securing the tire to the felly of the wheel, and producing a wheelof great strength and rigidity.

The above object is attained by the structure illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is an elevation of a wheelprovided with a tire in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is anenlarged circumferential view through a segment of the tire and felly atthe point where the ends of the tire are coupled, showing the means fordetachably joining the same. Fig. 3 is a plan view of a section of thetire at the point of meeting of the ends thereof, showing by dottedlines the position of the parts employed for drawing the ends of thetire together. Fig. 4 is a transverse section on line 44 of Fig. 2. Fig.5 is a perspective view of the threaded bolt employed to connect theends of the tire.

Referring to the characters of reference, 1 designates the felly of awheel which may be of the ordinary structure and which receives theouter ends of the spokes 2 in the usual manner. The tire 3, as will beseen, is channeled, being provided with the rectangular marginal flanges5 which extend onto the sides of the felly.

In order to enable a tire of this character to be placed upon the fellyof a wheel, it is necessary that its ends shall be detachably connectedin a manner to enable the tire to be contracted upon the felly afterbeing placed in position thereon. To enable the I accomplishment of thisresult, I employ a lug or block 6 having an aperture therethrough, andprovided with an integral rivet 7 which is riveted in an aperture formedin the tire near one end thereof. I also employ a second block or lug 8having a tapped aperture therethrough and provided with an integralrivet 9 which is riveted in an aperture formed through the tire near itsopposite end. A recess 10 is formed in the felly of the wheel adapted toreceive the bolt 11 which passes freely through the lug 6 and isthreaded to screw into the lug 8. Upon the bolt 11 is a shoulder 12adapted to bear against the end of the lug 6 and the end of said bolt issquared, as at 13, or otherwise shaped to receive a socket wrench shownby dotted lines 14 in Fig. 2. The recess 10 in the felly is so shaped asto enable the bolt to be passed through the lug 6 and screwed into thelug 8 after the tire shall have been placed in position upon the wheel.To afford access to said bolt for the purpose of manipulating it, thetire is provided with a removable plate 15, the ends of which arebeveled in the same direction the forward end of said plate beingadapted to engage under the beveled terminal 16 of the opening in thetire in which it lies, and the rear end of said plate being adapted toengage the correspondingly shaped terminal 17 of said opening. A screw18 passes through the plate 15 and into the felly of the wheel todetachably retain said plate in position, the forward end of which issupported on the squared end of the bolt 11.

In applying the tire to the rim or felly of a wheel, the bolt 11 isfirst unscrewed from the lug 8, thereby disconnecting the ends of thetire and permitting them to be separated in order to place the channeledtire upon the felly. After the tire is in position upon the felly, thebolt is screwed into the lug 8 to draw the ends of the tire together andcontract it firmly upon the felly of the wheel. Should the ends of thetire meet as at 19 before being contracted sufliciently to securelyembrace and confine the felly, a portion of one end of the tire may becut off by means of a hack-saw to enable a further contraction thereofas desired. By this improved arrangement, tires may be readily placedupon the wheels of vehicles, obviating the necessity of going to a wagonshop for that purpose, as is commonly required. It

will also be evident that by employing this 5 tion with a continuousfelly having a recess improved means for fastening the tire on thefelly, the ordinary tire bolts may be dispensed with.

A channeled tire renders the wheel much stronger and more rigid than aHat tire,

while the marginal flanges extending onto the felly serve as a guardtherefor and protect the sides of the felly from wear.

Having thus fully set forth my invention,

what I claim as new and desire to'secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a vehicle wheel tire, the combina of a circle described by thetire tread, lugs rigidly secured to and projecting inwardly from thetire remote from its ends, said lugs lvmg in said recess, a boltextending between and connecting said lugs for contractmovably seated inthe tread of the tire aflording access to said bolt.

2. In a vehicle wheel tire, the combinain the periphery thereof, of atire embracing said felly having opposed free ends curved concentricwith the circle described by the wheel, a lug riveted to each of theends of the tire lying in said recess, a bolt passing through said lugs,said bolt being freely rotatable in one lug and having a threadedengagement with the other, and having a shoulder thereon which engagesthe face of the lug in which it is mounted to rotate freely, and aremovable plate set into the I tread ofthe tire affording: aecesstosaidbolt.

In testimony whereof, I sign this-specificah tion in the presence of twowitnesses.

GEORGE w. LILLEY.

Witnesses:

FRANK L. COVERT, C. F. LUEILLEMA-NN.

